DAVID HIROSHI JAGER
Mr. Jager is an arts and culture writer. He received his doctorate in…
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Thrilling Adaptation of Michael Chabon’s ‘Kavalier and Clay’ Brings Pulitzer-Winning Novel to the Opera Stage
Like the original novel, the opera, opening Sunday, pays homage to the postwar fascination with superheroes that transcend the shortcomings of fate and circumstance.
Robert Longo’s ‘Weight of Hope,’ Opening on September 11 at Pace Gallery, Proves Both Provocative and Poignant
His choice of subjects, often sourced from journalism, take the candid force of a well-placed camera shot and amplify it to almost hyper dramatic effect.
Performance Artist EJ Hill, in a Spellbinding and Eerie Feat of Endurance, Melds Prayer With Contemporary Art
The piece requires him to keep perfectly still for eight hours a day while kneeling on a prayer bench, with no allowance for breaks of any kind.
Yoko Ono’s ‘Dream Together’ Among the Shows Burnishing Berlin’s Status as Global Art Hub
Aside from the blockbusters of note, several galleries this summer are addressing both human figures and the human condition in a pointedly Berlin way.
Comedian Martin Mull’s Posthumous Collection of Short Stories Is a Labor of Love He Concealed Until His Death
His male antiheroes are cranky, stubborn, and beleaguered, sandwiched amid the absurdities of life, the depredations of aging, and black existential angst.
In ‘100 Objects,’ YIVO Traces Jewish Diaspora Experience of Building Community From What Was at Hand
The items, compiled in a new book marking the institute’s centenary, are intimate, deeply interesting, occasionally appalling, and more than a little melancholy.
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